"Riches and honors are the things people desire; but if one obtains them by not following the Way, then one will not be able to hold them. Poverty and low position in society are the things that people…"

"I have never seen anyone who loved virtue as much as they loved sex."

"The gentleman seeks to be slow in speech and earnest in action."

"Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar."

"The gentleman is at ease without being proud; the small man is proud without being at ease."